Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti

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Assani Lukimya
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Lukimya after practice with Werder in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-01-25) 25 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Uvira, Zaire
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
1. FC Monheim
Number 5
Youth career
1997–2000 SV Norden Nordwest 1898
2000–2004 Tasmania-Gropiusstadt
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 Hertha BSC II 54 (2)
2007–2009 Hansa Rostock II 14 (4)
2007–2009 Hansa Rostock 12 (0)
2009–2010 Carl Zeiss Jena 32 (3)
2010–2012 Fortuna Düsseldorf 64 (2)
2012–2015 Werder Bremen 79 (3)
2016–2018 Liaoning Whowin 69 (12)
2019–2021 Uerdingen 05 82 (7)
2022–2023 MSV Düsseldorf 50 (20)
2024– 1. FC Monheim 28 (5)
International career
2008–2011 DR Congo 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024

Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti (born 25 January 1986) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Oberliga Niederrhein club 1. FC Monheim.

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Club career

Lukimya began his career in Berlin with SV Norden Nordwest 1898, before moving to SV Tasmania-Gropiusstadt 73. In 2004, he was scouted by Hertha BSC, where he played for the reserve team.

After three years with Hertha, he initially signed a one-year contract with FC Hansa Rostock.[ citation needed ] In Rostock, he played for the reserves during his first year, before being promoted to the first team in 2008. [1] In February 2008 he was rewarded with a professional contract running from July 2008 till 2010. [2] On 9 March 2009, he was suspended from the senior team, and returned to play for the reserve team. [3] On 18 August 2009, he was released from his contract and became a free agent. [3]

He subsequently signed with FC Carl Zeiss Jena until 2010. [3] On 20 April 2010, he announced his departure for the end of the season and signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf on a two-year contract the same day. [4]

On 24 May 2012, Lukimya joined Werder Bremen, signing a contract until 30 June 2015. On 26 January 2016, Bremen announced Lukimya would leave the club for Liaoning Whowin. The reported transfer fee was €2 million. [5]

On 31 January 2019, Lukimya returned to Germany, joining Uerdingen 05 on a free transfer. [6]

International career

His first game for the DR Congo national team was on 20 August 2008 against Togo in a friendly game. [7]

Personal life

Lukimya holds a German passport. [7]

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References

  1. "Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti". FC Hansa Rostock (in German). Archived from the original on 3 December 2008.
  2. "Lukimya-Mulongoti erhält in Rostock Vertrag" [Lukimya-Mulongoti gets a contract in Rostock]. Spox (in German). 8 February 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rostock und Lukimya gehen getrennte Wege" [Rostock and Lukimya part ways]. Tagesspiegel (in German). 16 August 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. "Lukimya sagt der Fortuna zu" (in German). kicker.de. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  5. "Lukimya-Wechsel fix" [Lukimya move sealed]. Kreiszeitung Syke (in German). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. "Assani Lukimya kommt zum KFC". KFC Uerdingen 05. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Lukimya von Rostock nach Jena" (in German). kicker.de. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2010.